I bought this during Independent Bookstore Day as a “blind date” book, wrapped in plain brown paper, with nothing but the following, hand-written description: “Tantalizing, surprising, compelling, and utterly fascinating; suspenseful and engrossing historical fiction; spectacular and emotionally rich.” I can’t think of a more perfect way to be introduced to this book.
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cha4les rated Her Body and Other Parties: 5 stars
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado, Carmen Maria Machado
In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders between psychological realism and science …
cha4les rated Upright Women Wanted: 5 stars
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey, Romy Nordlinger
“That girl’s got more wrong notions than a barn owl’s got mean looks.”
Esther is a stowaway. She’s hidden herself …
cha4les rated The Shepherd's Crown: 5 stars
The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett
The final Discworld novel.
cha4les rated Men Explain Things to Me: 5 stars
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
In her comic, scathing essay "Men Explain Things to Me," Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in conversations …
cha4les reviewed I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon
"Russia, July 17, 1918: Under direct orders from Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik secret police force Anastasia …
Review of 'I Was Anastasia' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
cha4les rated I Shall Wear Midnight: 5 stars
cha4les reviewed Mueller Report by Alan Dershowitz
Review of 'Mueller Report' on 'Storygraph'
This edition is riddled with typos that are not in the original, freely-available report. I definitely recommend reading the report, or at least the executive summary sections; but in my opinion, buying this printed edition does not add any value.
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom is the highly sensational, ultra-exciting, …
cha4les reviewed Gmorning, Gnight! by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Review of 'Gmorning, Gnight!' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
A wonderful book to read aloud to someone you love as they’re drifting off to sleep, to fill their head with happy thoughts and prime them for pleasant dreams.
cha4les rated Going Postal: 5 stars
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #33)
Suddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into …
cha4les rated A Hat Full of Sky: 5 stars
A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #32)
Tiffany Aching, a young witch-in-training, learns about magic and responsibility as she battles a disembodied monster with the assistance of …
cha4les rated Lethal White: 5 stars
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (Cormoran Strike)
La novela más épica de Robert Galbraith hasta el momento. Blanco letal nos ofrece un misterio cautivador y un nuevo …
cha4les rated March: Book Three: 5 stars
March: Book Three by John Lewis, Nate Powell, Andrew Aydin
Welcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling March trilogy. Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one …